{"product_id":"doubleback-evolution-of-r-b","title":"Doubleback: Evolution of R\u0026B |","description":"\u003cp\u003ePhotographers: Teron Beal; Larisa Rodriguez.\n\u003cbr\u003eJoe's tenth proper studio album arrived a month short of the 20-year anniversary of the release of his debut. On a new label but still with Kedar Massenburg, Joe has reached a major milestone that is all the more impressive considering the changes his genre has gone through since 1993 -- from the fade of new jack swing to an era when core artists collaborated with European and Scandinavian dance-pop producers for a shot at cracking the R\u0026amp;B-resistant Hot 100. On Doubleback, Joe does work with Norwegian hitmakers Stargate, but it's one of the crew's slicker R\u0026amp;B tracks. Joe and Derek \"DOA\" Allen (Bobby Brown, Lionel Richie, Karyn White) divvy up most of the production work. The result is a little less salacious than 2009's Signature and 2011's The Good, the Bad, the Sexy, with classier elements that reach a Philly soul-evoking peak on \"Love \u0026amp; Sex,\" a duet with Fantasia. That said, it's still obvious that Joe is a product of the new jack era. There's no mistaking that he's not referring to a writing instrument when he sings of his Bic. Despite nearing 40, he still has a player's mentality: \"Sometimes I think I'm a son of King Solomon, but two beautiful girls is a problem.\" The grown-man macking goes down easier when it's applied to relaxed grooves -- as heard on \"Something for You,\" \"Easy,\" \"Mary Jane\" -- that owe much to smooth soul of the late '70s and early '80s. Those three songs help make Doubleback one of Joe's finer 2000s\/2010s releases. ~ Andy Kellman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 2013-07-02\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: R\u0026amp;B\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Love Vinyl Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49261975404786,"sku":"S862SU-NOBQ-Y7","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/7018\/9810\/files\/joe-doubleback-evolution-of-rb_XOuaP.jpg?v=1779727251","url":"https:\/\/discandvinyl.com\/products\/doubleback-evolution-of-r-b","provider":"DiscandVinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}